We now have Quarter 4 H1B visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 PERM visa FY 2023 data and Quarter 4 H2A visa FY 2023 data.
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Texas Foreign Labor Visa Stats (All Years)

Total Visas % of all Visas Average Wage Visa Type
648,491 89.03% $81,327 H-1B
65,709 9.02% $109,397 PERM
7,187 0.99% $24,982 H-2A
7,046 0.97% $101,670 E-3 Australian

As of May 2023, Texas has seen a total of 728,433 visa workers across all visa types. The most common visa class in Texas is the H-1B visa with 648,491 H-1B visas on record over all years accounting for 89.03% of Texas's total visas. The second most prevalent visa is the PERM visa with 65,709 PERM visas on record over all years accounting for 9.02% of Texas's total visas.

Top Occupations in Texas (All Years)

Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Energy Auditors 2 $59,561 66.67%
Biochemical Engineers 2 $80,902 66.67%
Sound Engineering Technicians 2 $64,511 66.67%
Urologists 2 $111,506 66.67%
Range Managers 2 $65,478 66.67%
Fitness and Wellness Coordinators 2 $68,973 100.00%
Assessors 2 $69,846 100.00%
Nuclear Medicine Technologists 2 $74,631 100.00%
Acute Care Nurses 2 $79,747 100.00%
Talent Directors 2 $91,520 100.00%
Occupation # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Texas Employees Over Time
Texas has been in the H1B Visa program since 2011 where 24,368 employees were hired. Texas peaked in 2022 with 76,593 employees, and has since been on a decline with the most recent number of employees being 71,542 in 2023.

Top Countries with Workers in Texas From PERM Program (All Years)

Country # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
India 27,075 $125,137 51.02%
Mexico 2,686 $111,220 42.55%
China 1,602 $77,369 47.96%
Canada 905 $94,063 43.24%
Pakistan 859 $56,053 41.88%
South Korea 771 $41,915 41.92%
Nepal 630 $64,395 51.18%
Brazil 389 $74,672 31.65%
Philippines 380 $1,835,273 43.38%
Venezuela 359 $82,316 42.69%

Top Hiring Companies in Texas (All Years)

Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Acceligent Inc 42 $78,295 89.36%
Ibm India Private Ltd 42 $64,826 89.36%
Tekorg Inc 42 $86,762 91.30%
Keane Soft Inc 42 $82,406 91.30%
Amaravati Technologies Inc 42 $69,768 91.30%
Unique Key Resources Inc 42 $85,772 91.30%
Svs Soft Tech Llc 42 $87,312 91.30%
Fractal Analytics Inc 42 $75,306 91.30%
Marlabs Llc 42 $86,768 91.30%
Infosys Bpm Limited 42 $85,524 91.30%
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Company # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %
Trimble Navigation Limited 2 $107,422 28.57%
Gencorp Technologies Inc Dba Credera 2 $75,390 28.57%
Vericlean Janitorial Services Llc 2 $55,037 28.57%
Americas Styrenics Llc 2 $87,194 28.57%
Quintana Food Inc Dba San Food Mart 2 2 $55,557 28.57%
Unicare Building Maintenance Inc 2 $33,249 28.57%
Isorx Texas 2 $96,980 28.57%
Touch Of Pinoy Inc 2 $29,536 28.57%
Ishrat Enterprises Inc Dba Speedy Mart 2 $54,226 28.57%
Vacon Inc 2 $69,951 28.57%

Top Industries in Texas (All Years)

Industry # of Jobs Avg Wage Approval %

Texas Wage Comparison to Other States (All Years)

The chart below compares The average wage in Texas to that of the top 9 states with the highest overall average H1-B wage. The average wage in Texas over all years is $81,327. The state with the highest average wage of H1-B workers for all states is CA with an average wage of $100,819.

State Avg Wage